Created in 1970, the Regional Park of Brière (France) is a unique territory for its natural setting, but also its exceptional concentration of thatched cottages. To build their habitat, “brièrons” farmers just used what they had at hand: local resources, as cheap as stone and thatch marsh “. Article by Alexandra Ronssin for the magazine « Métiers d’Art ».

A third of the world population lives in an earthen habitat. However this material suffers from prejudice and is mostly appreciated by people who are interesetd in bio-building technologies. Close up on a resource both ancestral and innovative. Article by Alexandra Ronssin for the French Magazine “Métiers d’Art”

Many people ask wall painters to decorate walls, furniture or even floors in order to make their interior unique and to express their originality through landscapes, portraits or even abstract subjects. Affordable, not affordable, easy to get, … let’s try to understand better how this unusual artists work.

By Madina Benvenuti & Diane TrenteseauLet’s take a breath, enjoy the summer sun and discover the work of basketmakers, willow-users and rattan specialists. These secular professions, generally associated with wicker and cabinet-making, have been persevering and holding on, despite the difficulty in finding proper training. To better understand this activity, we have interviewed some European artisans.

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